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The Dying Christian, Part 2

by Ben Klaus

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John 15:1-11 In our last study together, we considered the first five character traits of the dying Christian. Today we consider the final five. It is very possible that a Christian might allow their faith to die; this is a

John 15:1-6 We briefly step away from our exegesis of 1 Corinthians, to consider a text and a topic that is absolutely essential for the spiritual life and health of our church. In John 15, Jesus is teaching his disciples

1 Corinthians 15:12-22 In our text today, Paul gets to the heart of the problem at Corinth, and thus the core issue of his teaching. Some false teachers in Corinth held to the position that there was no resurrection of

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 As we round the final bend in the epistle, and come to the finish line, we observe that Paul turns sharply in a new theological direction. Indeed, this final theological treatise is one of the most profound

1 Corinthians 14:29-40 We come to the end now of Paul’s lengthy and extraordinary treatise on the sign gifts. In this study, we have learned over and over that the great concern is not primarily the exercise of the sign

1 Corinthians 14:20-28 Paul continues with his lengthy discourse on the purpose of tongues, as well as their abuse and misuse. In all of his teachings on tongues, we are reminded that the primary purpose is the corporate edification of

1 Corinthians 14:10-19 Paul continues his weighty discussion on the nature and purpose of the gift of tongues, building on the foundation that he laid last week in the first nine verses. As we continue through the text, we discover

1 Corinthians 14:1-9 In our text, Paul goes into a lengthy discussion contrasting the specific gifts of tongues and prophecy. This is fascinating, because in the Corinthian church, tongues was highly prized, as it is in charismatic circles in our

1 Peter 1:1-5 In our text today, Peter captures the very core idea of the Christian religion, the heartbeat of our faith, without which it ceases to exist in any meaningful fashion. The doctrine which he teaches is also our

James 5:13-18 We have come to the beginning of another year, another reminder that life is a cycle of beginnings and endings, of fresh starts, of new perspectives, opportunities, hopes, and triumphs. This is not to say that life is